It was the moob shot (you know, man boobs) seen around the world: Gerard Butler stepped out of a pool on vacay recently, and photogs snapped the once-famously-fit actor in a state of "pudginess." Little did he know that his holiday weight gain and gym procrastination would unleash a controversy that's firing up a lot of people ...

In a post on Jezebel, blogger Brian Moylan calls out Gerard's bod and points out an old Hollywood double standard. "For so many years Hollywood's leading men, even of the leading and romantic varieties, have been allowed to fall into a state of disrepair after first seducing fans with their svelte physiques," he writes. "Just look at Russell Crowe, Luke Wilson, and Vince Vaughn. This was acceptable behavior, to get all big and bloated and still play men who women fawn all over in the movies. It seems like Fatty Butler is putting this to rest."

Butler needs to follow Britney Spears example, he says, and get back in shape and "remind the public that he is a hunk of burning love. After all, look at what we fell in love with? His role in 300 was predicated more on his abdominals than it was his acting ability, and that's what we want."

"Sorry, we're not going to lobby for more lax standards for celebrities," he continues. "If they want to be famous, they have to pay the price by being famously fit. After all, if we want to look at people carrying a bit of fat around the midsection we'll start following politics. Other than starring in movies and TV shows and making albums, stars have nothing else to do but go to the gym and eat right. They also have money and the access to afford the best trainers, nutritionist, yoga instructors, or surgery, if it really comes to that. And part of their job description is to be more beautiful than the fatties that we see every Saturday at the mall buying bigger sweatpants."

A little harsh? I think maybe a tad. But, I do want to chime in on the Hollywood (and beyond) double standard. It bugs me that a guy can gain 30 pounds--completely lose his physique--and still get starring rolls in major moves. But when a woman does the same? You guessed it: She gets a one-way ticket from the A list to the D list, along with a ton of tabloid and late-night show mockery. The double standard is, in a word, disgusting.